2024 Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky

Health & Physical Education is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #23 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Kentucky to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of health & physical education. Combined, these schools handed out 151 master's degrees in health & physical education to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Health & Physical Education School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of health & physical education for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on health & physical education students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of health & physical education students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for health & physical education to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized health & physical education related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for health & physical education students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Health & Physical Education Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Health & Physical Education in Kentucky

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for health & physical education students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Kentucky Schools for a Master's in Phys Ed

1

University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY

31 Annual Graduates

$42,622 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in health & physical education has to take a look at University of Kentucky. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Those health & physical education students who get their master's degree from University of Kentucky receive $2,271 more than the standard phys ed grad.

More information about a master’s in health & physical education from University of Kentucky

2

University of Louisville
Louisville, KY

55 Annual Graduates

$38,080 Median Starting Salary

University of Louisville is a great choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in health & physical education. UofL is a very large public university located in the large city of Louisville.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the phys ed program earn an average of $38,080 in their early career salary.

More information about a master’s in health & physical education from University of Louisville

3

Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, KY

25 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in health & physical education needs to take a look at Eastern Kentucky University. Located in the town of Richmond, Eastern is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in health & physical education from Eastern Kentucky University

Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Health & Physical Education Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	409
Georgia	190	293
Virginia	182	417
North Carolina	178	194
Tennessee	166	269
Alabama	151	160
Louisiana	147	152
South Carolina	146	171
Mississippi	145	147
Arkansas	121	270
West Virginia	112	216

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Health & Physical Education Related Rankings by Major

One of 4 majors within the Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies area of study, Health & Physical Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Phys Ed Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	79
Sports Management	72

Majors Similar to Phys Ed

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Recreation Administration	75

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.